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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The second image included prior to Chapter 1 of the text is an annotated illustration with what title?
2. What incriminating item of clothing was Knight wearing when he was captured?
3. What is Christopher Knight's middle name?
4. How many nights did Knight spend in the woods of Central Maine before he was caught, according to Finkel?
5. What was the only thing found inside the hermit's wallet when he was apprehended at Pine Tree?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the significance of the fact that when the police arrested Knight, he was wearing a pair of Lands' End size 38 jeans?
2. What qualities does Central Maine have that Finkel says were conducive to Knight's life plan?
3. What types of conflicts are presented within the first few chapters of the book?
4. What were Christopher Knight's criteria when he decided whether to steal an item or not during his time living in the woods?
5. Discuss one unsuccessful technique Finkel used in his efforts to connect with Christopher Knight, North Pond hermit.
6. On what evidence was Trooper Vance basing her conclusion about Knight when she said, "No way did this guy emerge from the woods" (14)?
7. Chapter 4 describes the interrogation of Christopher Knight after his arrest. In what year did the arrest take place and how old was Christopher Knight at the time?
8. In what township was Knight arrested and why is this information significant?
9. In what way does Knight often mix comedy and tragedy within his spoken and written comments presented by Finkel?
10. What do books symbolize within the narrative of The Stranger in the Woods?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze Finkel’s messages regarding the influence that natural selection and other evolutionary processes have on human behavior, as depicted in The Stranger in the Woods.
Essay Topic 2
Examine Finkel’s use of characterization methods to portray himself within the narrative. What effects do these characterization methods have on the themes and messages inherent in The Stranger in the Woods?
Essay Topic 3
How are the themes of eccentricity and conformity depicted within Finkel’s The Stranger in the Woods?
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